Climate change

California farms are facing an increase in pests on some of its most vital crops due to climate change – and can expect to face more.

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla visited Delano on Friday to introduce a bill that would create a federal workplace heat standard. The legislation comes the same month a farmworker died in the Fresno area, reportedly after working in extreme heat.

In a recent visit to the Valley, federal and local officials touted the benefits of carbon capture, a technology seen as pivotal in the fight against global warming.

There’s no end in sight for California’s prolonged three-year drought. With fewer agricultural jobs available in the San Joaquin Valley, will farmworkers decide to search for new opportunities outside the region?

As state lawmakers hash out how to spend $19.3 billion on climate-related proposals, Newsom proposed speeding up the state's transition to non-carbon electricity sources and accelerating its timeline for lowering greenhouse gas emissions.

Air quality and economic impacts from the plan were the top concerns at the Fresno community listening session this week.

Digesters that capture methane from manure have been shown to be one of the state’s most cost-effective tools for fighting climate change, but community advocates warn the emissions savings don’t make up for the harm that dairies pose to nearby communities.

The state has cited the company for dozens of violations since 2017.

Organizer and geology professor Anthony Rathburn says Bakersfield is the ideal location to both host the symposium and develop new carbon sequestration projects due to ample mapping of subsurface rock formations and technical expertise within the region’s oil industry.

The rural city of Taft is perched directly on top of the state’s most productive oilfield.